Live NASA & NOAA Data — Updated Every 60 Seconds

Real-time astrophysics
at your fingertips

Explore the Sun's corona, Earth's magnetosphere, space weather events, and deep stellar systems — powered by live satellite feeds and physically accurate WebGL simulations. Built for researchers, educators, and anyone who wants to understand the cosmos that shapes our world.

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17+Simulations
60sData Refresh
3DWebGL Engine
Freeto Start
Simulations

Five windows into the solar system

Each simulation runs on real physics equations and pulls from live satellite feeds. What you see is what's actually happening — right now.

Earth Magnetosphere

Free

Real-time 3D bow shock, magnetopause, aurora curtains, and substorm dynamics. Driven by live Kp index, IMF Bz, and solar wind pressure from NOAA SWPC.

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Solar Physics Engine

Free

Parker spiral solar wind, coronal heating, active region tracking, and real-time GOES X-ray flux. CME events pulled from NASA DONKI with impact time estimates.

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Space Weather Dashboard

Free

Full NOAA/SWPC dashboard with heliosphere 3D visualization, storm alerts, aurora forecast, and solar flare history. The control room for space weather operators.

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Stellar Physics Simulator

Basic

Multi-star system simulator — Sirius binary orbital mechanics, Betelgeuse convection, Vega rapid rotation, WR 102 Wolf-Rayet winds. Kepler integration with real stellar parameters.

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Galactic Map

Basic

Navigate the Milky Way's spiral arms, stellar populations, and our position in the galaxy. Positions calculated from VSOP87 ephemeris and parallax-corrected Hipparcos catalog data.

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The numbers behind the engine

50,000GPU particles
per scene
60sSolar wind data
refresh rate
20sStorm mode
refresh rate
17+Scientific
simulations
11Live data
feeds
6Physics models
implemented
Data Provenance

Live feeds from the agencies that monitor the Sun

Every number in this app comes from a real satellite instrument. No models substituting for measurements. When a solar flare fires, you see it within 60 seconds.

NOAA SWPCSolar Wind, Kp, X-ray, Alerts60s
NASA DONKICME, Flares, SEP, GST events15 min
GOES-16/18X-ray flux, Protons, Electrons1 min
ACE / DSCOVRSolar wind at L1 Lagrange point1 min
JPL HorizonsPlanetary ephemeris & positionsDaily
Kyoto WDC-C2Dst index — geomagnetic storms1 hr
Why Parker Physics

Built on real physics. Run on real data.

Most space visualizations are pre-rendered or decorative. Ours compute the physics equations live and pull actual satellite telemetry — the same data NASA mission operators use.

Live Satellite Data

Geomagnetic storm indices, solar wind velocity, IMF Bz, X-ray flux, and CME arrival times update continuously from NOAA SWPC, NASA DONKI, and GOES satellites. Storm mode escalates refresh rates to 20 seconds when Kp ≥ 6 or an X-class flare fires.

Real Physics Engines

Simulations implement published equations: Parker spiral solar wind, Shue et al. (1998) magnetopause, Rankine-Hugoniot bow shock, VSOP87 planetary ephemeris, and McPherron (1995) substorm index — not artistic approximations.

3D WebGL Rendering

Three.js with custom GLSL shaders, HDR bloom post-processing, and GPU-accelerated particle systems. Up to 50,000 particles per scene. Runs entirely in your browser — no downloads, no installs, no plugins.

Pricing

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Everything you need to experience real space weather data.

  • 3 core simulations (Sun, Earth, Space Weather)
  • Live NOAA solar wind & Kp data
  • Basic space weather dashboard
  • Community access
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Basic
$10 / month

Full simulation access for researchers, students, and enthusiasts.

  • All 17 simulations unlocked
  • Full 3D WebGL rendering
  • Live NASA DONKI + NOAA feeds
  • Real-time storm alerts
  • Email support
Start Basic — $10/mo
Advanced
$100 / month

For teams, agencies, and applications that need data pipelines.

  • Everything in Basic
  • Rust/WASM high-performance engine
  • REST API + CSV/JSON export
  • Solar wind prediction models
  • Priority & dedicated support
Start Advanced — $100/mo

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